Health Investment for Economic Growth
Building Blocks of Pro-Poor Development
Civil Society Open Forum
Multi-Stakeholder Panel Discussion
Hyderabad, India: 3 May 2006 (8:00 AM to 10:00 AM )
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The Discussion will explore links between health investment and economic growth and why viewing development from this angle matters to decision makers in the public sector, organized civil society, and international donor community. The multi-stakeholder panel is composed of knowledgeable health economists and respected international NGOs.
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Moderator:
- John Hetherington, PSI Regional Office, Population Services International (PSI)
Panelists:
- Dr. Indrani Gupta, Head, Health Policy Research Center, Institute for Economic Growth
- Gopi Gopalakrishnan, Country Director, DKT International, Vietnam
- Ms. Nemat Hajebhoy, Health Program Officer, Aga Khan Foundation, Tanzania
- Dr. David Evans, Director, Department of Health Systems Financing, World Health Organization
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Global health challenges have reached new levels of visibility and are making headline news on a daily basis. Pop-singers, G-8 leaders, and heads of multi-national corporations are mobilizing millions in support of health concerns, and especially for diseases prevalent in the developing world. Moreover, health shocks and natural disasters with concrete health impacts are front and center in the minds of citizens and politicians worldwide. Yet from all accounts, much more is required, even to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
While most agree that effective expenditure on health leads to improved health outcomes, does a stronger emphasis on this sector also make sense from a broader macroeconomic perspective? Economic literature over the past decade provides persuasive empirical evidence about how improved health in the developing world has value beyond the individual level. Indeed, health status appears to serve as a key determinant of income, at both the macro and micro levels. Many argue further that health-sector driven economic growth is actually pro-poor in nature, contributing directly to poverty reduction.
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